Mower construction



Aug. 4, 1931. a. PRIVAT 1,815,858

MOWER CONSTRUCTION Filed sept. 15, '192s 2 Smets-sheer 1 INVENTOR Bern ard PL-Uab ATTORNEY Aug. 4,1931.

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BERNARD PRIVAT?, OF STGKTCN, CLIFGRINA yIVIOTER CONSTRUCTION Application led September 15, 19538. Serial No. 306,177.

This invention relates to improvementsin mower construction and particularly to a means for holding the reciprocating sickle bar in place.

5 The principal objects of my invention are to provide a structure Jfor the purpose so arranged that the bar will be held down with a proper and even pressure throughout its entire extent; one which may be easily relo moved so as to enable the bar to be removed without sliding the same endwise and clear of the iinger bar as is now the case; one in which the guards are-mounted on the cutter bar independent of the sickle bar holding i5 means so that truey alinement and even pressure of the knives on the guard plaies is obtained; ywhich is so constructed that grass and the like cannot lodge between the parts asis the case with the ordinary clips; one which is so constructed as to enable the moving and contacting surfaces of the finger and Vsickle bars to be maintained in a properly lubricated condition without the possibility rci hay, etc. contacting with the lubricant cant are protected from the dust and water at vall times; and one which may be easily `applied 'to a standard mower without material alterations' being necessary.

so A further object of the inventionis to produce a simple and inexpensive device and yet one which will be exceedingly eiiective forthe purpose for which-it is designed.

vThese objects I accomplish by means of such structureand relative arrangement of parts as will fully appear by a perusal. of the following specification and claims. v

v In the drawings similar characters or. ret- 'erence indicate corresponding parts in. the several views: n y Fig. l is atop plan outline of a mower structure showing myy improved sickle bar 'holding' means mounted in connection therewith.

, Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross section take on the line 2-2 of Fig. l.

l Fig. 3 is a similar view taken on the line 3 8 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a similar view taken on the line '50 of Fig'l.

and so that such wearing surfaces and lubri-` Fig. 5 is a fragmentary plan view of the structure in section.

Fig. (3 is a fragmentary top plan showing the holdingl member and the sickle bar in position to be removed.

F 7 is a fragmentary cross section illustrating the direction ot movement of the Sickle bar to remove the same.

leierring now more particularly to the chai.' acters ci reference on the drawings, the numeral l denotes the finger bar of a standard mower, 15cm which the usual guards 2 project, said guards being secured to the bar by bolts 3. rihe sickle or knife bar i operates in iront of the iii/iger bar and bears against thc vertical edges ot wearing plates 5 which rest on the finger bar and are held in place by the nuts 3c ci the bolts 3. The triangular knives (i are riveted on the sickle bar and projet forwardly therefrom to co-v operate with the guard plates or liXed cutters'.

The knife-head 8 is attached to the sickle rbar at its inner lend, and is slid-.able at its finger bar is secured.

I contemplate removing the sickle bar by a direct rearward movement acconlpanied by an upward 'tilt to the rear, instead of having to draw the sickle bar horizontally for the full lengthy of the finger bar asl must now be done. To this end l shift the sickle bar lengthwise beyond. its normal stroke position in the direction of the outer end of the mower when the pitman is disconnected, until the knives assume positions intermediate the guards as shown in Fig. 6. The outer end of the overhanging` cap flange of the member l0 is cut away as at l2 to a length sniiicient to avoid the adjacent end ot the knife-head when the latter is in such shifted position, which permits said knife-head and consequently the sickle bar to be tilted clear ot the cap and then drawn rearwardly.

The parts so tar described except for the specialv or cutaway cap are standard and are not changed. Y

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The means to hold the sickle bar in place and replacing the usual clips, comprises a housing 13 of essentially inverted channel form andA of resi-lient metal. The rear end of this housing is formed .with a longitudinal and inturnedfiange 'at its bottoni which rests on the finger bar rearwardly of the wearing plates; whilejthe forward lower edge of the housing rests on the knives Just in front ofthe sickle bar. This edge of the channel is reinforced by a longitudinal'y bar 14 also resting on the knives. The housing is continuous from endjto end of the sickle bar and is removably held in place by nuts l5 on certain ones of the bolts 3, which bolts eX- tend the necessary' distance above the plate holding nuts 3a. Since tliiee of these nuts 15 are suflicient to hold the housing securely in place, it willbc seen that'it is very easy to remove said housing, which removal permits the sickle bar to be removed in the manner pi'eviouslyistated. lt will also be seen that the l'iousingbeing a continuous and V1unbrokenelement from end to end, there are the knives to be held down evenlv and lio'htlv against the guard plates. The guards being mounted independently of the sickle bar retaining nieans, the aliiiement of the guards is not disturbed when the housing is removed; and proper cooperating aiiiieinent of j the parts at all times is assured.

Mounted inthe housing and extending for the full widthl and length thereof is a plate lrwhich is'spaced from the top of the housing to form a chamber for the reception'of .suitable lubricant retaining or absorbing ina-y terial 17.Y vFiller tubes 18 for the lubricant edge ofthe bar 14 to lubricate the area of are provided at suitable points in the vtop of the housing. The lubricant is fed tothe necessary moving orvwearing surfaces by means of vertical passages 19 providedin the back contact of the said bar with the'knives; and by .bleed slits 2O provided in the platev 16 above the wearing plates, so that the lubricant will drop thereon, saidvplatesbeing provided with grooves 21l in their upper surfaces leading to the bar contacting faces thereof.

j The above arrangement as will beY evident provides for the ample and protected lubrication of all wearing surfaces, so that the i l,parts will work freely and give satisfactory service without repairs vor replacements for along period of'time.

' @aging the knives.

images From the'foregoing description it will be readily seen that I have produced such a device as substantiallyl fulfills the objects of the invention as set forth herein.

lVhile this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferred construction of the device` still in practicesuch deviations from such detail may be resorted to asado not forni a departure from the spirit of the invention, as defined by the appended claims. Y

Having thus described my invention what l` claim as new and useful and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. ln a mower having a ingerbar, a sickle bar slidably cooperating therewith, knives mounted on the sickle bar, and a knife-head secured to andv projecting beyond one end of the sickle bar; a knife-head cap mounted in connection with the finger bar and engaging the rearV side edge of the head and having a longitudinal kflange overhanging Vthe head, said flange being cut away from its end adja cent the sickle bar to an extent sufficient to clear the outer Aend of the head when the sickle a is shifted longitudinally a predetermined distance beyond itsl normallimit of operation whereby said head maythen be tilted upwardly along its rear edgeand moved rearwardly clear of the cap, and removable means inouiited'on the linge-rbar and normally'en- 2. ln'almowcr having a finger bar, a sickle bar slidably cooperating therewith, knives mounted on the sickle bar` and a knife-head secured to and projecting beyond one end of the sickle bar; a knife-head cap mounted in connection with the finger bar andV engaging the rear side edge of the head and having a longitudinal flange overhanging the'head, said flange being cut away .from its end adjacent the sickle bar to an extent sufficient to clear the outer end ofthe head when the sickle bar is shifted longitudinally a' predeoperation whereby said vhead may then be tilted upwardly alongv its rear edge and moved rearwardlylclear of the cap, and removable means mounted Vonl the finger bar and preventing upward movementV of the sickle bar irrespective of the positioning of BERNARD PRIVA `termined distance beyond its normal limitI of Y 

